Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
aveva coronato il sogno secolare dei suoi connazionali
English translation:
had allowed him to fulfill the centuries-old dream of his fellow countrymen
Italian term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
aveva coronato il sogno secolare dei suoi connazionali
La speranza di raggiungere prima dei portoghesi le coste dell'india era andata in fumo nel settembre 1499, quando aveva fatto ritorno a Lisbona Vasco da Gama. L'anno precdente, il suo approdo a Calicut aveva coronato il sogno secolare dei suoi connazionali di aprire una via marittima verso i Paesi delle Spezie circumnavigando l'Africa, ma aveva infranto quello di Colombo.
Molte Grazie,
Barbara
Feb 19, 2016 17:38: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Feb 19, 2016 17:38: Barbara Cochran, MFA changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/123909">Barbara Cochran, MFA's</a> old entry - "aveva coronato il sogno secolare dei suoi connazionali"" to ""had allowed him to fulfill the age-old dream of his fellow countrymen""
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Proposed translations
Italy
Just what the doctor ordered
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English
had allowed him to fulfil the age-old dream of his fellow countrymen
Italy
miscommunication leads to complication
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian
had realized his compatriots' secular dream of
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Helen Pringle
: Sorry, but 'secular' has a religious or political meaning here, not one of something age-old/centuries-old. It is a "false friend".
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I used it with this meaning "existing or continuing through ages or centuries" specified in the Merriam Webster, I think both translations are correct
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Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
: Sorry, I agree with Helen. Mainly used in relation to religion.
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Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
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